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A new report claims that Sgt. Rock has been scrapped by DC. While projects like Superman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and Lanterns are on the horizon, not all movies and series announced by DC, or reported to be happening, will make it from the page to the screen. For instance, James Gunn’s DCU Chapter One plans include a movie for The Authority, but the DC Studios creative head has since revealed that the project is on the back burner. A similar event has now happened again, but with the studio reportedly scrapping the project altogether.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, DC Studios is not moving forward with director Luca Guadagnino’s Sgt. Rock. The movie would have starred The Batman‘s Colin Farrell and Challengers‘ Mike Faist. According to the report, Sgt. Rock‘s story focused on Rock and a female French Resistance fighter searching for the Spear of Destiny, which was used to stab Jesus Christ during his crucifixion and is rumored to have supernatural properties. The heroes would race the Nazis for it.
The DC movie was reportedly scrapped due to scheduling issues related to shooting outdoors. There is a possibility Sgt. Rock could end up being brought back for a summer 2026 shoot, which will depend on a new assessment by DC at the end of the year. The DC film’s budget was said to be in the $70 million range, and an insider believes that Guadagnino’s lack of experience with action movies could have played a role in the DC movie’s fate.
Source: THR